Hippo on the Make

The recent dearth of posts has been due to a confluence of factors: a hectic sked of writing FOIA requests, the petty frustrations of trying to get the next Wired feature going, and the sheer agony of checking out potential preschools for Microkhan Jr. We’re almost through the worst of it, though, and we’ll be back to normal soon. In the meantime, check out the disco scene from Animalympics; we love how the hippo gets the corner tables, surrounded by what appears to be an avian harem.

Y’all really need to check out the trove of clips on YouTube. I’d forgotten what a great (and somewhat bizarre) movie this is. The opening sequence has more than a touch of North Korea’s Arirang Festival to it: